5/8-18 x 2 Half Dog Point Alloy Steel Socket Set Screw provides exact thread and length identification for controlled set screw location work.
For alignment work, the mating feature should be checked so the dog point enters cleanly and does not bottom before the set screw is seated.
This family is suited to industrial mechanical assemblies where a steel half dog point screw is part of the locating method.
Typical review areas for 5/8-18 x 2 include keyways, mating holes, and retained adjustment points and keyways, mating holes, and retained adjustment points where the blunt pilot is part of the assembly fit.
Thread arithmetic for 5/8-18: 18 TPI in the UNF series; compare the 2 in. length with tapped depth and pilot reach. Match the thread designation and length together because each affects where the cylindrical tip lands. Cold Headers helps buyers keep dog-point details attached to the size being quoted.
